Jacki Burkhart
long winded rambler...
Silver Level
This is a 1.50+.15 satellite to a $7.70 tourney. There are 6 players left and 4 will win the ticket. I'm 3rd in chips and have a good read on the table. I also have good table position with both short stacks to my left and both big stacks to my right.
Blinds are 75/150
Chips stacks are as follows:
UTG: 1,650
UTG+1: 1,800
Cutoff: 3,100
Button: 6,600
SB: 6,450
BB (me):4,400
It folds around to the SB who limps into my BB and I have KK.
I raise 3x to 450 he calls.
Flop comes T92 rainbow. he checks I bet 660 into 900 he calls.
Turn is a J putting 2 diamonds out. He checks I bet half the pot for 1100, he min raises me to 2,200. I tank. I see that he he could have a straight with Q8 or or 87. He also could have 2 pair with JT. If he has a set he disguised it well, I can't put him on a set. I don't know why, but I just think he's full of it. MAYBE he has JT but I don't think he has a set or a straight. I think it's most likely he flopped a pair of Tens or 9s and just picked up a draw on the turn. He has been playing that way, too. I decide to jam and he insta calls with Q8 offsuit for the turned straight.
Should I just call the turn and hope a 4 card straight or a diamond doesn't come on the river? Should I fold on the turn? it's a hard fold. He could just have 1 pair and a straight draw or flush draw, or even just a bare draw. He has been using his big stack to bully players with his mediocre hands and draws. With 1 card to come I'm in pretty good shape vs a pair and a draw. But would he check raise me there? I guess I should figure his check raise is a pure bluff or really strong. The only REALLY strong hand right now is a straight, so either I think he has a straight or I think he's bluffing.
This is really only a questionable hand for me because of the satellite situation....because I have more than enough chips to steal a couple blinds and just patiently fold my way to a ticket.
I keep going out with KK!!!! In the last 6 tourneys I've played I've gone out with KK in 4 of them.... Clearly I am doing something wrong.
Blinds are 75/150
Chips stacks are as follows:
UTG: 1,650
UTG+1: 1,800
Cutoff: 3,100
Button: 6,600
SB: 6,450
BB (me):4,400
It folds around to the SB who limps into my BB and I have KK.
I raise 3x to 450 he calls.
Flop comes T92 rainbow. he checks I bet 660 into 900 he calls.
Turn is a J putting 2 diamonds out. He checks I bet half the pot for 1100, he min raises me to 2,200. I tank. I see that he he could have a straight with Q8 or or 87. He also could have 2 pair with JT. If he has a set he disguised it well, I can't put him on a set. I don't know why, but I just think he's full of it. MAYBE he has JT but I don't think he has a set or a straight. I think it's most likely he flopped a pair of Tens or 9s and just picked up a draw on the turn. He has been playing that way, too. I decide to jam and he insta calls with Q8 offsuit for the turned straight.
Should I just call the turn and hope a 4 card straight or a diamond doesn't come on the river? Should I fold on the turn? it's a hard fold. He could just have 1 pair and a straight draw or flush draw, or even just a bare draw. He has been using his big stack to bully players with his mediocre hands and draws. With 1 card to come I'm in pretty good shape vs a pair and a draw. But would he check raise me there? I guess I should figure his check raise is a pure bluff or really strong. The only REALLY strong hand right now is a straight, so either I think he has a straight or I think he's bluffing.
This is really only a questionable hand for me because of the satellite situation....because I have more than enough chips to steal a couple blinds and just patiently fold my way to a ticket.
I keep going out with KK!!!! In the last 6 tourneys I've played I've gone out with KK in 4 of them.... Clearly I am doing something wrong.
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